May 2014

Writing about the launch in 1959, Ship and Shore columnist Norman Hacking observed, “She has been on the ways for more than a year because Al Bryant, manager of the yard, and Mr. Brooks [the owner] were determined that only the best quality workmanship and materials should go into her.”
Yellow cedar planks below the water line and red cedar above were specified an inch and a quarter thick. Bent oak frames were spaced ten inches apart. Laminated deck beams measured three and seven eighths inches in thickness, and spaced just fifteen inches apart. Her original power plants were twin 325 HP GM diesels.